Congratulations. You live in a country that still provides needed public services.

Here in the U.S., conservatives attempting to create fake budget crises in every state are cutting public library funding every chance they get.

Boo

The article and comments related to Canadian access not American public services and politics.

Fake budget crises? Buddy, you have entire cities going bankrupt in your country and those cities are generally run by democrats. Last time I checked your president wasn’t conservative and Bush was not conservative by any stretch of the imagination, he just pandered to them.

Also, if your going to rely on the government to take care of you , you are doomed. Even the main free computer lab at the main public library in my city, a provincial capital not some back water village, was partially paid for by the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation.

The fact that the fiefdoms of 20th Century TV (via cable/satellite) are the same ones who are in control of next generation content delivery IS a big problem. Though maybe the CRTC didn’t see it back when Rogers/Bell/Shaw were gobbling up local ISPs 10 years ago, it should be VERY clear now that it’s a conflict of interest stifling innovation in new forms of distribution. The foxes are indeed guarding the hen house very carefully.

It’s no different that when Hollywood studios were forced to sell off their theatre chains in the 50s.